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Yuan Lang and Du Bo were both silent.

Zhang Zhengdao did not rush, took two sips of the cold soup, and said again: "The country of Korea is now strong on the outside and weak on the inside. There are not many elite soldiers and generals available in the country. If you don't take advantage of the situation, you will miss a good opportunity and regret it for the rest of your life.

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"You must know that this opportunity must not be missed, or the time will never come again." Zhang Zhengdao continued.

Du Bo sighed: "My brother has great ambitions, but my little brother is not as good as him."

Yuan Lang asked: "Brother, when are you going to attack Goryeo?"

Zhang Zhengdao smiled and said: "We in Liangshan now have 15,000 fighting soldiers and more than 30 leaders, big and small. It is not the time to start the war yet. The most important thing right now is to run Jeju Island well first."
"Two brothers, do you want to fight in foreign lands, make achievements, and seek a bright future for future generations, or do you want to stay in the mountains and live happily for just one day?" After Zhang Zhengdao finished speaking, he stood again.

He got up and walked to the corner of the pavilion, admiring the mountain scenery and leaving some space for the two of them.

Yuan Lang glanced at Du Bo and asked in a low voice: "What do you think, brother?"

Du Bo frowned and thought deeply, remembering the current predicament faced by Mulan Mountain. There are more than 5,000 people and horses, which consume a lot every month. When the army is conquering, they must live frugally, eating two meals a day, or even one meal.

It is said that one can be king of a mountain, free from government control, free from exploitation by corrupt officials, and live happily. However, when one really recruits a group of people, one realizes how difficult it is to raise troops and support the people.

The little money and food that I plunder every month is just a drop in the bucket and cannot last long.

Now, Liangshan has a foundation in that overseas foreign land, and the people under its rule have a field to pay for food and raise troops. If they can really capture Goryeo in the future and break the soil and become king, I, the mountain bandits in the eyes of the kings and people of the Song Dynasty, will die in battle.

The battlefield can also give children and grandchildren a future and leave a little hope.

In the blink of an eye, Du Bo had a few thoughts in his mind, nodded seriously, and then shouted loudly: "I am from Mulan Mountain, and I am willing to surrender to Liangshan!"

Yuan Lang was surprised. He didn't expect Du Bo to be so decisive.

"Brother Yuan." Du Bo turned around and began to persuade Yuan Lang again, only to hear him say: "Although Jishan is steep and has more than a thousand brothers, they were almost broken by the army in the past few days."

"Now, the owner of Liangshan Mountain has traveled thousands of miles to personally invite you to join us. There is such a good place, why are you still hesitating?" Du Bo said sincerely: "With the methods you use to discipline the Five Tigers of Mountain, is it possible that you are still afraid of going to that country of Korea?"

Can we fight on the battlefield?"

Yuan Lang's eyes widened with anger, he slapped the stone table in the pavilion, and shouted: "Brother is so contemptuous of others, when have I, Yuan Lang, ever been afraid?"

"Brothers up and down Mount Ji, we are willing to follow the leader of the village and conquer Goryeo!" Yuan Lang stood up and bowed respectfully.

When Du Bo saw this, he stood up and clasped his fists to salute.

Zhang Zhengdao said happily: "Brothers Du Bo of Mulan Mountain and the Five Tigers of Jishan have joined the Liangshan Dazhai, and it won't be long before they conquer Goryeo!"

The three of them sat down again. Yuan Lang once again took the cup, poured some cold soup, and asked with a smile: "Zhai leader, when will we return to Liangshan?"

Zhang Zhengdao thought for a moment and said: "This matter is not urgent. I will go to Jingnan City tomorrow to fetch Brother Suisheng's mother, and then visit a great talent. Then I will abandon Jishan and Mulan Mountains and lead a large group of people.

Return to Liangshan."

Du Bo asked doubtfully: "What great talents are there in Jingnan City that are worthy of my brother's personal visit?"

Zhang Zhengdao asked: "You two brothers don't know something. There is a great political genius living in Jingnan City. If we can invite this person to come out, if we conquer Goryeo in the future, we will have someone to sort out government affairs."<

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Du Bo said: "I have never heard that there are such heroes in Jingnan City?"

Zhang Zhengdao smiled and said: "That man is a scholar. He has never hung out in the green forest, so naturally his reputation is not obvious."

Du Bo saw him and said with a smile: "It turns out he is a man wearing a turban."

The people in the green forest really look down on these scholars who are good at writing.

At this moment, Yuan Lang suddenly remembered something and interrupted: "Zhao Zhu, I discussed with brother Du Bo earlier that we should go to Qingxi County, Muzhou, Jiangnan."

Zhang Zhengdao heard this and asked: "Is it a matter of Mingjiao?"

Du Bo replied: "Could it be that the Dharma King of Mingjiao also visited Liangshan and met the leader of the village?"

Zhang Zhengdao smiled and said: "A few years ago, a Mingjiao believer visited Liangshan and said that if I had time, I could go to Jiangnan."

"It seems that Mingjiao has a big plan!" Du Bo said.

Zhang Zhengdao thought for a moment and said: "In this way, after the matter in Jingnan is finished, my brothers and I will go to Qingxi County to meet with the leader of the Ming Cult."

Du Bo said: "My little brother will rush back to Mulan Mountain later to tidy up the village."

Zhang Zhengdao ordered: "We can ask Brother Weihe and the brother Fengtai, whom we have never met, to divide into two teams, pretend to be officers and soldiers, protect the old and weak on the mountain, and set off immediately to rush to Liangshanbo, Jeju."

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"The leader of the village, why don't we join the more than a thousand brothers from Ji Shan and join forces with Mulan Mountain and go to Liangshan together?" Yuan Lang suggested.

Zhang Zhengdao nodded and said: "This is best. In this way, tomorrow morning, brother Suisheng and I will go to Jingnan City, pick up my mother and come back. Then we will call four brothers, Ma Xun, Ma Jin, Teng Xun and Teng Kan, and take them with us.

More than a thousand brothers from Jishan, carrying gold, silver, soft goods, etc., first followed Brother Du Bo to the Mulan Mountain to repair."

"These two thousand miles pass through the state and the government. It is not easy to walk, so they are combined in one place. I would like to ask Brother Du Bo to bring these 6,000 people and horses safely to Liangshan!"

Zhang Zhengdao felt that it would be safer to let the brave and resourceful Du Bo lead these more than 6,000 troops back to Liangshan.

Du Bu hurriedly said: "My younger brother will definitely bring our brothers safely to Liangshan."

Zhang Zhengdao also asked: "If you encounter an officer or an army, avoid it if you can, and walk on a safe path."

Du Bo said: "I saved it for you."

Zhang Zhengdao said again: "I threw away all the heavy things. I only took with me gold, silver, soft goods, horse food and grass."

Du Bo smiled bitterly: "The leader of the village doesn't know something. In Mulan Mountain, we only have a few hundred stones of food left, and not much gold and silver."

"Last year, the people on Jinghu North Road suffered from floods and food shortages. The gold and silver in the cottages were all used to buy food."

Yuan Lang sighed and said: "Nowadays, the world is difficult and the people are miserable. The imperial court only knows how to increase the tax every year. It is said that the flower and stone gangs have caused unspeakable suffering to the people in the south of the Yangtze River."

Zhang Zhengdao nodded and said: "Zhao Guan's family is dishonest, and the people suffer."

Du Bo sighed: "If the people all live and work in peace and contentment, how can we have the chance to occupy the mountain and become the king?"

Zhang Zhengdao smiled and said: "No matter what, I have to thank the Zhao Guan family for their stupidity, so so many people came to Liangshan and immigrated to Jeju Island."

Du Bo curiously asked: "Zhai leader, what is Jeju Island really like?"

Zhang Zhengdao introduced: "Jeju Island is located at the southernmost tip of Korea. It has beautiful scenery and a suitable temperature. It can be reached by boat from Yangshan in only five or seven days."

"Today, there are more than ten thousand people on the island, plus one battalion of navy and one battalion of infantry, with a total of four thousand soldiers and horses guarding it."

When Zhang Zhengdao met Du Bo and Yuan Lang, they were very interested in the affairs of Goryeo, so he told the story of Liangshan's capture of Jeju Island, and briefly introduced the situation in Goryeo.